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AvD-Hockenheimring-rennen “Preis der Nationen”

Hockenheim Motodrom, BRD

Date: 15/9/1968
Track length: 6.769 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 10 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/63, 3/63
Car info: 1968 Cars

 

The final took place again at Hockenheim - as the support race to a sportscar program.
It came down to Schultze or Schmarje. The first one had no real opposition and won his class (like Bayer did); but Schmarje had his work cut out. He was fifth on the grid, behind four (!) Alfa Romeos, in the order Gleich, Eckhardt, Schulze-Schwering and Bisterfeld, while Schüler in another Alfa was further down the grid. It was an unequal fight, however Schmarje fought like a lion - and the fight was fierce: Schulze-Schwering rolled his car when he tried to block Schmarje, Eckhardt spun while trying to outbrake the Morris driver. But in the end, all Schmarje could do was finish second behind Gleich - and Gleich’s car was declared legal after inspection. So Schultze was champion - again.
A few others took the laurels after the race, like Eichhammer (700 cc), Wisskirchen (1000 cc), Panowitz (GT 1000 cc) and Ernst (GT 1300 cc) - beating yet another Alfa.


I: Touring cars and GTs under 1000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
NSU Wankel Spider
Karl-Heinz Panowitz, D
498 R1 GT 1000 10 laps, 28.02,8        
2 2    
Honda S 800
Karl Herd, D
791 L4 GT 1000 10 laps, 28.05,7        
3 3    
Honda S 800
Frank Schöne, D
791 L4 GT 1000 10 laps, 28.36,5        
4 1    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Peter Wisskirchen, D
982 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 28.55,3        
5 1    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Hans-Dieter Sieker, D
1071 L4 TC 1150 10 laps, 29.23,7        
6 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Dieter Schulz, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 29.39,5        
7 2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Harald Menzel, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 29.40,3        
8 3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Peter Steinbrinck, D
847 L4 TC 850 10 laps, 29.49,5        
9 2    
NSU 1000 TTS
Axel Bonin, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 29.55,1        
10 1    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Franz Eichhammer, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 29.55,2        
11 3    
NSU 1000 TTS
Werner Wagner, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 29.56,1        
12 2    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Udo Plückelmann, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 30.07,1        
13 4    
DKW F12
Walter Becker, D
889 L3 TC 1000 10 laps, 30.20,5        
14 5    
NSU 1000 TTS
Fritz Grünwaldt, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 30.22,2        
15 4    
NSU Wankel Spider
Gert Fehrmann, D
498 R1 GT 1000 10 laps, 30.23,7        
16 6    
NSU 1000 TTS
Michael Weber, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 30.34,3        
17 7    
NSU 1000 TTS
Thomas Bossert, D
996 L4 TC 1000 10 laps, 30.43,5        
18 2    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Jim Doherty, USA
1108 L4 TC 1150 10 laps, 30.59,4        
19 3    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Dietmar Hackner, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.04,4        
20 4    
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Alex Hartmann, D
660 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.04,7        
21 5    
BMW 700 CS
Wilfried Schmitz, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.05,4        
22 4    
DKW F11 Junior
Bernd Burger, D
796 L3 TC 850 10 laps, 31.13,8        
23 6    
BMW 700 CS
Karlheinz Conrad, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.24,2        
24 7    
BMW 700 CS
Norbert Dombrowski, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.36,5        
25 8    
BMW 700 CS
Bernd Pfeifer, D
697 B2 TC 700 10 laps, 31.36,8        
26 3    
Renault R 8 Gordini
Werner Hecht, D
1108 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 28.07,8        
27 4    
NSU 1000 TT
Willi Fuchs, D
1085 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 28.11,7        
28 8    
NSU 1000 TTS
Achim Dehnig, D
996 L4 TC 1000 9 laps, 28.14,2        
29 5    
Opel Kadett
Franz Heine, D
1078 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 28.31,5        
30 6    
Opel Rallye Kadett
Christoph Hagmann, D
1078 L4 TC 1150 9 laps, 29.19,8        
31 9    
DKW F12
Günter Weik, D
889 L3 TC 1000 9 laps, 29.39,5        
32 9    
BMW 700 CS
Rolf Grieshaber, D
697 B2 TC 700 9 laps, 30.21,1        
33 5    
DKW F11 Junior
Ralf Bauers-Krey, D
796 L3 TC 850 9 laps, 30.21,7        
34 10    
NSU 1000 TTS
Alex Janda, D
996 L4 TC 1000 9 laps, 30.40,7        
35 6    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Leonardo Cirincione, I
847 L4 TC 850 9 laps, 32.15,2        
36 7    
Opel Kadett
Friedhelm Kaffke, D
1078 L4 TC 1150 8 laps, 28.25,0        
DNF      
NSU 1000 TTS
Manfred Spiess, D
996 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TTS
Peter Otto, D
996 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
NSU 1000 TTS
Hans-Joachim Goerke, D
996 L4 TC 1000          
DNF      
DKW F11 Junior
Hans Golka, D
796 L3 TC 850          
DNF      
Fiat 850
Rolf-Georg Denfeld, D
843 L4 TC 850          
DNF      
BMW 700 C
Heinz-Jürgen Grewe, D
697 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Friedhelm Vogt, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Walter Rottenburger, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
Heinz Koblitschek, D
660 B2 TC 700          
DNF      
Fiat Abarth 1000 OTS
Manfred Krawietz, D
982 L4 GT 1000          

II: Touring cars 1000-1300 cc, GTs 1000-1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Dieter Gleich, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 26.38,0 1      
2 2    
Morris Mini Cooper S
Christian Schmarje, D
1293 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 27.06,6 5      
3 3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Gerhard Schüler, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 27.09.3        
  4    
Morris Mini Cooper S
George Beasley, USA
1293 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 27.35,8        
  5    
Glas 1304 TS
Klaus Brand, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 10 laps, 27.52,2        
  6    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Carol Beynon, D
1293 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 25.23,5        
  7    
Glas 1304 TS
Artur Götz, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 26.43,6        
  8    
Austin Mini Cooper S
Bernd Schulte Jr, D
1293 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 26.52,8        
  9    
Alfa Romeo
Horst Rauber, D
1290 L4 TC 1300 9 laps, 27.05,7        
  1    
Lotus Elan
Wolfgang Schmidt, D
1594 L4 GT 1600 10 laps, 26.28,6        
  1    
Matra Djet 6
Peter Ernst, D
1255 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 26.34,5        
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Dieter Mohr, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 26.34,9        
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
Heide Utz, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 27.07,2        
  4    
Glas 1300 GT
Heinrich Baumgartner, D
1290 L4 GT 1300 10 laps, 27.29,3        
  2    
Alfa Romeo
Winfried Fries, D
1570 L4 GT 1600 9 laps, 26.08,9        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Hans Schulze-Schwering, CH
1290 L4 TC 1300   2     Accident
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Friedrich-Wilhelm Eckhardt, D
1290 L4 TC 1300   3      
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Wilhelm Bisterfeld, D
1290 L4 TC 1300   4      
DNF      
Lotus Elan
Gebi Lippuner, CH
1594 L4 GT 1600          
DNF      
Alpine A 110 1300S
Manfred Marschke, D
1289 L4 GT 1300          
DNF      
Glas 1300 GT
Alois Roppes, D
1290 L4 GT 1300          

III: Touring cars 1300-2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
  1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Herbert Schultze, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 25.10,3        
  2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Günter Fox, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 25.14,0        
  3    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Wolfgang Thiele, D
1570 L4 TC 1600 10 laps, 26.16,3        
  4    
BMW 1600 TI
Gerhard Denu, D
1573 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 26.10,3        
  5    
Alfa Romeo
Gilbert Jenny, CH
1570 L4 TC 1600 9 laps, 27.00,0        
  1    
Porsche 911 L
Willi Bayer, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 24.29,8        
  2    
Porsche 911
Peter Kaiser, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 24.33,2        
  3    
Porsche 911 L
Lothar Dongus, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 24.35,8        
  4    
Porsche 911
Peter Seeger, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 10 laps, 26.14,6        
  5    
BMW 2000 TI
Gerd Rustige, D
1990 L4 TC 2000 10 laps, 26.27,0        
  6    
Porsche 911
Wilhelm Siegle, D
1991 B6 TC 2000 9 laps, 24.10,0        
  7    
Porsche 911
Reinhard Kern, CH
1991 B6 TC 2000 9 laps, 24.21,2        
  8    
BMW 2000 TI
Reinhard Kern, CH
1990 L4 TC 2000 9 laps, 25.04,0        
  9    
BMW 2000 TI
Friedel Neuhaus, D
1990 L4 TC 2000 9 laps, 25.55,3        
DNF      
Ford 20M TS
B. Paolo di Janni, D
1998 V6 TC 2000          

IV: GTs over 1600 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Porsche 911 S
Reinhard Stenzel, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 23.49,4        
  2    
Porsche 911 S
Ernst Kraus, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 24.05,8        
  3    
Porsche 911 S
Roland Bauer, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 24.28,3        
  4    
Porsche 911 S
Heinz Lange, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 25.01,6        
  5    
Porsche 911 S
Wolfram Doll, D
1991 B6 GT 2000 10 laps, 25.02,7        
  1    
Shelby GT350
Martin Räth, D
  V8 GT +2000 10 laps, 25.11,6        
  2    
Shelby GT350
Willi Forkel, D
  V8 GT +2000 9 laps, 24.37,7        
  3    
Shelby GT350
Günther Ohler, D
  V8 GT +2000 9 laps, 26.09,1        
DNF      
Porsche 911 T
Peter Mohr, D
1991 B6 GT 2000          
DNF      
Shelby GT350
Klaus Fritzinger, D
  V8 GT +2000          

V: Touring cars over 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
  1    
Chevrolet Camaro
Francis McNamara
  V8 TC +2000 10 laps, 24.20,1        
  2    
Ford Mustang
Dieter Eymann, D
4728 V8 TC +2000 10 laps, 25.25,0        
  3    
Ford Mustang
Friedhelm Meier, D
4728 V8 TC +2000 9 laps, 23.53,3        
  4    
Opel Commodore
Hans Zschernitz, D
2490 L6 TC +2000 9 laps, 24.27,2        
  5    
Mercedes 300 SE
Alfred Katz ("Fred Cats"), D
2996 L6 TC +2000 9 laps, 25.48,0        
  6    
Jaguar Mk II 3.8
Walter Lampert, D
3781 L6 TC +2000 9 laps, 26.12,2        
  7    
Mercedes 250 SE
Horst Schreiber, D
2496 L6 TC +2000 9 laps, 26.13,9        
DNF      
Ford Mustang
Bernd Lange, D
4728 V8 TC +2000          

Remarks: Exact race/class schedule unknown